Moppets With Helmets

First, some numbers. "In 1968, 17.6 percent of students received As in high school . . . in 2004, 47.5 percent of students had an A average." And: "More than twenty-one million prescriptions are written each year for stimulant drugs to enhance attention, primarily in kids ages six to fourteen." Finally: "Using the classic benchmarks of adulthood &ndash; leaving home, finishing school, getting a job, getting married, and...